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SAM wins SAM T20 tournament to celebrate Amarchand centenary

Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas won the Suresh and Bharati Shroff Memorial T20 Cricket League, which the firm had held in Delhi to commemorate 100 years since the founding of India’s former largest firm, Amarchand Mangaldas (AMSS).

SAM commemorates 100 years of AMSS with cricket T20 in memory of Shroff parents • 7 law firms take part (but no CAM)

Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas (SAM) will hold the Suresh and Bharati Shroff Memorial T20 Cricket League in Siri Fort Ground Delhi from 4 February - 11 March 2018 to be played in 15 matches over six weekends, between eight teams, including seven law firms, according to a press release from the firm.

Khaitan beats hattrickers ELP at its own Mumbai Masters Cup cricket tournament to pick up trophy • CAM, SAM make semis

Khaitan & Co bested Economic Laws Practice (ELP) and won the ELP Masters Cup Cricket Tournament on 7 January after three days of competition with 15 other Indian law firms.

Legally Explained: What BCCI, Katju, Lodha & Trump could have in common

So, after some time out, ex-Supreme Court judge Justice Markandey Katju (Retd.) is in the news again, seemingly putting a spanner in a variety of works.

Maharashtra IPL ban: SC declines to interfere with Bombay HC

The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a plea challenging a Bombay high court ruling prohibiting holding of Indian premier League (IPL) cricket matches in Maharashtra due to unprecedented drought conditions in Vidarbha and Marathwada. The plea was filed by the Maharashtra and Mumbai Cricket Associ...

IPL, leave Maharashtra by month-end, orders HC

The Bombay high court today ordered that all IPL matches after 30 April should be shifted outside Maharashtra.

The matches scheduled until 30 April can, however, be held in the state, the court said, adding it could not afford to ignore the plight of people affected by drought.

DSK makes (law firm cricket) history vs ELP in Mumbai Masters Cricket Cup 2015

The DSK winners
The DSK winners
DSK Legal won against Economic Laws Practice (ELP) in the finals of the seventh ELP Masters Cricket Cup between Mumbai law firms, held on Sunday 22 February at the Police Gymkhana Cricket Ground.

Clients kick Mumbai BigLaw partners’ butts in annual bankers v lawyers charity cricket match

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A charity cricket match of Mumbai corporate lawyers versus bankers ended in clients disposing of their advisers with 177 runs against 81 on 31 January.

Trilegal associate leaves, joins ESPN Cricinfo as statistics writer: How Bishen Jeswant batted for his dream job

Bishen Jeswant (for CV) 2013
Bishen Jeswant (for CV) 2013
2013”)Anything can happen in a nation where cricket is religion, including bidding adieu to one of India’s “Big Six” law firms to churn out statistical commentary.

SC interim order out on in IPL spot fixing case

The Supreme Court has published its interim order in the Board of Cricket Control in India (BCCI) and Indian Premier League (IPL) case. Six senior counsel, including Harish Salve, CA Sundaram and Mukul Rohatgi, are listed as appearing for the parties amongst a raft of other advocates appearing for t...

SC expresses preference for cricketer like Sunil Gavaskar as BCCI chief after slamming Srinivasan

Supreme Court Justice AK Patnaik said today: “In the place of Srinivasan, we propose to appoint an experienced cricket player like Sunil Gavaskar to replace him and function as BCCI president.” Yesterday the court said that N Srinivasan’s continuing to stick on as the current BCCI board chairman was...

Supreme Court tells 'nauseating' BCCI chief N Srinivasan to step down (or else)

The Supreme Court has told the cricket body’s boss N Srinivasan to step down as board chief so that the IPL betting and match-fixing could be investigated properly, with Justice AK Patnaik saying it was “nauseating” that he continued and would have to go if cricket were to be cleaned: “Why is Sriniv...

Hammurabi, SS Rana, Karanjawala win SILF cricket tournament cup, plate & bowl

SILF cricket winner
SILF cricket winner
Hammurabi Solomon, SS Rana and Karanjawala & Co won in each of the three finals of the Westlaw-Society of Indian Law Firms (SILF) Cricket League on Saturday at Delhi’s Hamdard University, coming out on top of 20 other law firm teams to take home trophies.

New champ Khaitan & Co smashes DSK at Mumbai Masters Cricket Cup 2012; Coin-tosses avoided by new law

KhaiCo wins
KhaiCo wins
Khaitan & Co took home the winning trophy at the ELP Masters Cup 2012 last weekend, as 16 law firm teams battled it out on the grounds of the Police Gymkhana in Mumbai. Two-time defending champions Wadia Ghandy failed to make the cut.

Delhi T20 cricket cup takes off: 13 matches with Trilegal, Saikrishna strong as champs Titus best Amarchand

The annual Delhi Twenty20 Westlaw-SILF law firm cricket tournament has had a spectacular start in Delhi this month with Trilegal and Saikrishna & Associates showing a definite lead in the points tally after the completion of 13 exciting intra-pool matches played over the last two weekends.

Delhi Twenty20 law firm cricket cup starts on 5 November: Registration deadline 17 October

T20 law firm action is back
T20 law firm action is back
The Westlaw-SILF law firm cricket cup is due to start on 5 November. Legally India is the exclusive online media partner again and will be covering the tourno ball by ball and hit by hit. Teams can still register to take part: click through for more info.

[APRIL FOOLS] Bhasin scoops retired Slaughters partner and England cricketer Francis Neate

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Exclusive: Bhasin & Co has hired retired Slaughter and May partner, former International Bar Association (IBA) president and ex English-county cricketer Francis Neate as a part-time senior cricket & BD consultant and to shore up the firm’s cricket team next season.

Amarchand, Kochhar set up dream final, trounce Luthra, Titus

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The semi finals of the ongoing 3rd SILF-Khushal Inter Law Firms Cricket Cup – 2011 (“Tournament”), played last Saturday, saw the two more deserving sides notch up contrasting victories to set up a dream final.

Wadia Ghandy defends 2011 Mumbai cricket cup after lady luck frowns on ELP

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For the second year in a row Wadia Ghandy won the 2011 Mumbai ELP Masters Cricket Cup last weekend, besting Nishith Desai Associates (NDA) in the finals after Economic Laws Practice (ELP) was foiled by the flip of a coin in the semi-finals.

Titus bests Kochhar in tight final of Delhi Turf-SILF T20 cup

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Turf-T20-tournament
Titus & Co has lifted this year’s Turf Twenty20 Society of Indian Law Firms (SILF) Cup after defeating Kochhar & Co in the finals last Saturday (15 January) to become the tournament’s champion for two years in a row in the nail-biting close to an exciting series.